Legislature(2025 - 2026)
2025-04-16 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2025-04-16 House Journal Page 0815 HB 53 The following, which was advanced to third reading from the April 15 calendar (page 802), was read the third time: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 53(FIN) am "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." Representatives Stutes and McCabe rose to points of order regarding impugning the motives of others. The Speaker directed members to confine their remarks to the question before the House. 2025-04-16 House Journal Page 0816 Representative Stapp rose to a point of order regarding references not under debate. The Speaker stated that the point was well taken. Representative Costello rose to a point of order regarding engaging in personalities during debate. The Speaker cautioned members to refrain from engaging in personalities. The question being: "Shall CSHB 53(FIN) am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance And so, CSHB 53(FIN) am passed the House. Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the appropriations from the constitutional budget reserve fund (Article IX, Section 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska) be adopted. The question being: "Shall the constitutional budget reserve fund appropriations be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am Third Reading Constitutional Budget Reserve Appropriations YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2025-04-16 House Journal Page 0817 Yeas: Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance And so, lacking the required 30 votes, the appropriations from the constitutional budget reserve fund were not adopted, and the new title follows: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 53(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; and providing for an effective date." Representative Kopp moved the effective date clause. The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 53(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld) Third Reading Effective Date YEAS: 25 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Nelson, Ruffridge, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, Prax, Rauscher, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance And so, lacking the required 27 votes, the effective date clause was not adopted, and the new title follows: 2025-04-16 House Journal Page 0818 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 53(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)(efd fld) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; and making supplemental appropriations." CSHB 53(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)(efd fld) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.